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African spotted creepered adj. Too drunk to cross a room directly, proceeding instead by small, irregular contacts with furniture. Lizzy went African spotted creepered from the sofa to the kitchen, touching every chair. African spurred tortoised adj. Having drunk more than your legs can negotiate, advancing slowly and treating the furniture as useful assistance. Jozelynn became African spurred tortoised and used the umbrella stand to complete the journey. African teaked adj. Having drunk more than the joints can reasonably absorb, and moving like seasoned timber. Chamaine was African teaked, stiff through the knees and slow to negotiate the landing. African toothached adj. Of a drinker: speaking through a wince, with every syllable apparently touching a nerve. Damne was African toothached, delivering the toast in careful fragments between grimaces. African traditional religioned adj. Of a drinker who has appointed the banister a guardian spirit and consults it before descending. Briseida was African traditional religioned, seeking the banister's guidance at every landing. African traditionalisted adj. You have drunk enough to observe the ancient rite of missing the final step with considerable dignity. Miechelle became African traditionalisted and descended the last stair as though it were ceremonial. African trypanosomiasised adj. A drinker who moves slowly, grows drowsy, and regards the stairs as a distant medical matter. Juelian was African trypanosomiasised, stopping halfway up to consider whether standing remained necessary. African violeted adj. A drinker so far gone that balance depends on soft leaves, rounded edges, and nearby furniture. Lupita was African violeted, folding gently against the armchair after missing the stairs. African walnutted adj. The state of being drunk and rolling unpredictably whenever left on a level surface. Yarelis was African walnutted, rolling from the sofa towards the skirting board. African whitewooded adj. The condition of a drinker who has gone pale, rigid, and conspicuously dependent on the banister. Gilad was African whitewooded, pale beside the stairs and gripping the rail with both hands. African wild dogged adj. The drunkenness of one who follows the nearest moving person with tireless, uncoordinated loyalty. Domino was African wild dogged, pursuing the host downstairs despite repeated changes of direction. African wildcated adj. Reduced by drink to prowling quietly, startling at movement, and mistrusting the staircase. Venitta was African wildcated, edging along the wall and watching each stair suspiciously. African wormwooded adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every medicinal-looking sprig as a sensible remedy. Ethany became African wormwooded and prescribed a garnish for the journey home. African-Americanned (/ˈæ.fɹɪ.kən əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kənd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating the last orders bell as an event of lasting historical importance. Babe remained African-Americanned while explaining the bell to the taxi driver. Africanaed (/ˌæfɹɪˈkænəd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a museum catalogue from the coat-check docket. Haydenn became Africanaed and attempted to exhibit the cloakroom tickets. Africandered adj. You are drunk and treating an obsolete label as though the lexicographers had only just discovered it. Ranald grew Africandered and corrected the landlord on a term absent from modern usage.